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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8187235 | Protector and protector assembly A protector includes a supporting member mounted on a needle assembly having a needle main body; an outer cover member arranged to incline to the needle main body by having an arm axially supported to the supporting member; and an inner cover member arranged inside ... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8167851 | Safety transfusion catheter A safety transfusion catheter includes a flexible retention tube fitted over a metal guiding needle. The flexible retention tube is provided with a needle handle connected with it. The angle between the end of the flexible retention tube and its longitudinal axis or... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8162904 | Needle protector A protector is attached for use to a needle body having a main needle body and an enlarged-diameter section having an outer diameter greater than that of the main needle body. The protector includes a platelike protector body made of a metal material. The protector ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8152781 | Safeguard cap, injection needle with safeguard cap, and medical device with safeguard cap A safeguard cap 1 is attached to an injection needle 10 that includes a hollow needle 11 and a holding member 12 for attaching the hollow needle 11 to a medical device. The safeguard cap 1 includes a housing part 2 fo... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8057444 | Device for holding a cannula and for the releasable arrangement on an injection pen A device for holding a cannula and for the releasable arrangement on an injection pen, with a basic body, wherein the cannula is arranged in the basic body in a manner such that it is substantially non-displaceable along the central axis thereof. Latching provisions... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8012135 | Attachment cuff for gastrointestinal implant The present invention provides devices and methods for attachment of an endolumenal gastrointestinal device, such as an artificial stoma device, a gastrointestinal bypass sleeve or other therapeutic or diagnostic device, within a patient's digestive tract. In one ap... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8002756 | Method and apparatus for delivering a therapeutic substance through an injection port Adapters for utilizing a syringe or pen injector with a subcutaneous injection port to deliver a therapeutic substance through the injection port and methods of using the adapters are provided. A syringe adapter has a body having a first end and a second end. The fi... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7972313 | Spring clip safety IV catheter A safety IV catheter includes a unitary, resilient needle guard received in a catheter hub. The needle guard includes a proximal arm or wall that includes an opening through which a needle passes for axial movement. When the needle is retracted from the catheter, it... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7955310 | Medical needle To provide a syringe in which a covering member whose engagement has been released automatically moves to a projection movement terminal where it can be prevented from returning, and returning of a projection positioned at the projection movement terminal can be lim... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7927317 | Injection device with extraction mechanism An injection device comprises: a needle support; an injection needle which is fixedly joined to the needle support and which has a free end which is arranged with spacing from the needle support; and a mechanism for extracting the injection needle, comprising a base... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7918835 | Compliant guard for use with an aspiration instrument An aspiration instrument includes a compliant protective guard for minimizing injury to internal organs and other soft tissue while removing fluids from the body cavity. The compliant protective guard may be constructed from foam, plastic or other like material, inc... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7850664 | Method and system for protecting and using biopsy system instruments A system and method for reducing the risk of contamination of a sterile biopsy system via using a sterile sheath with an exterior structure to aid in opening the sheath, and further having a self-sealing target disposed at an opposing closed end of said sheath. ... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7846138 | Cuff and sleeve system for gastrointestinal bypass The present invention provides devices and methods for attachment of an endolumenal gastrointestinal device, such as an artificial stoma device, a gastrointestinal bypass sleeve or other therapeutic or diagnostic device, within a patient's digestive tract. In one ap... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7708720 | Catheter terminus protective cover A catheter terminus protective system comprising a base panel having a pair of adjoining flaps, an adhesive patch on at least one of the flaps for securing at least one catheter terminus from which a catheter line extends, the flaps being relatively moveable between... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7654987 | Administering device with a protective cap removing device and a needle protecting sleeve locking means A device for administering an injectable product including a casing, an injection mechanism including an injection needle pointing in an insertion direction, and a protective cap for the injection needle wherein, in one embodiment, the administering device includes ... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7654988 | Needle capture mechanisms Needle capture mechanisms and arrangements are provided. One such arrangement includes a needle defining a longitudinal needle axis having a sharp distal tip, a shank portion, and a needle feature defining at least one localized area along the shank of increased out... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7625360 | Spring clip safety IV catheter A safety IV catheter includes a unitary, resilient needle guard received in a catheter hub. The needle guard includes a proximal arm or wall that includes an opening through which a needle passes for axial movement. When the needle is retracted from the catheter, it... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7611499 | Spring clip safety IV catheter A safety IV catheter includes a unitary, resilient needle guard received in a catheter hub. The needle guard includes a proximal arm or wall that includes an opening through which a needle passes for axial movement. When the needle is retracted from the catheter, it... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7578807 | Insertion aid for inserting a cannula of a catheter head into organic tissue An insertion aid for inserting a cannula of a catheter head into organic tissue, in particular a catheter head for administering a liquid active substance, wherein the insertion aid includes a guide needle that is fixed to a grip section for removably inserting and ... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7566327 | Needle protector Needle protectors for housing used blood collection needles are disclosed. The needle protectors are single-piece protectors that include an open distal end for receiving a needle hub (with needle mounted thereon). A retaining member locks the hub when the needle hu... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7549979 | Safety needle device A safety needle device for percutaneous drug delivery to a patient includes a housing that is slidably mounted on a second portion of a substantially L-shaped, hollow needle for drug delivery. The housing includes a chamber provided between a sleeve portion and a pa... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7455664 | Huber needle with anti-rebound safety mechanism A safety needle device is provided for protecting a user against needle-stick injuries. This needle device includes a needle housing having a distal housing opening. A needle is disposed within the needle housing and has a distal needle portion which extends away th... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7431713 | Infusion device with safety guard An infusion device has a body, flexible wings and a needle projecting generally at right angles from one end of the body. A guard is pivoted to the one end of the body. On one side, the guard has a channel so that the guard overlies the body in a first position ther... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7428773 | Method for making a safety shield assembly and related combinations thereof The present invention is a method for assembling a safety shield assembly and more particularly a method for assembling a safety shield assembly with a fluid handling device. Preferably, the safety shield assembly may be assembled with a needle assembly, an intraven... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7422573 | Forward blunting wingset with leaf spring driven shield A shieldable needle device is provided. The shieldable needle device includes a housing, a needle cannula, a tip guard and a flexibly resilient drive mechanism. The housing includes a first lateral extension and a second lateral extension which are interconnected at... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7413562 | Safety shield for medical needles A medical needle shield apparatus is provided that includes a needle hub having a needle cannula extending therefrom. At least one shield is extensible from a retracted position to an extended position to enclose a distal end of the needle. The shield includes a bin... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7387615 | Single use syringe having safety shield A single use syringe assembly includes a barrel having a chamber for retaining fluid, an open proximal end and a distal end including an elongate tip extending distally therefrom having a passageway therethrough in fluid communication with the chamber. A needle cann... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7387616 | Safe medical needle apparatus A safe medical needle apparatus, including a needle duct having a needle head, a needle seat, in which the needle tail is installed; a safe protecting shell and a biasing part through which the needle duct can pass; A protuberant stop portion, which is provided on t... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7367964 | Membrane syringe with cap The syringe is a prefillable or prefilled syringe having a syringe cylinder which is delimited to one side by a plunger and which to the other side opens into a syringe connection having a free end closed by a membrane. The syringe cylinder, the syringe connection a... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7367962 | Winged medical needle device The configuration of the present invention includes a winged shield that has a cylindrical shield tube and wings linked to a front end side of the shield tube, a hub that is inserted into an inner bore of the shield tube so as to be movable in an axial direction, an... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7361160 | Injection apparatus comprising a needle-protecting device An injection device including a receptacle for an active substance, which is connected to an injection needle and is accommodated inside a sliding sleeve that can be displaced within a housing by a driving force. A sleeve-shaped needle-protecting device is displacab... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7361166 | Cannula protecting cover A cannula cover for use with an injector or injection device, wherein the injector or injection device includes a dosing section and a cannula support, and wherein the cover is attached to the cannula support and can be retracted against a bias in order to expose a ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7361169 | Medical line stabilizer A medical line stabilizer includes an elongate rigidifying body having an axis. An open channel extends parallel to the axis which is adapted to receive a medical line, such as intravenous tubing. The medical line stabilizer is secured to the medical line with tape ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7361159 | Passive safety shield A safety apparatus is provided which includes a needle hub having an arm extending therefrom and an extensible frame connected to the needle hub. The extensible frame includes a proximal segment that is hingedly connected to a distal segment. The extensible frame is... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357784 | Safety shield for medical needles A medical needle shield apparatus is provided which is slidably movable along a medical needle from a proximal position where a distal end of the needle is exposed, to a distal position where the shield protects the distal end of the needle. The medical needle shiel... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7357789 | Specially designed syringes for dispensing granular or powdered solids An apparatus and method for delivering a granular or powdered material, e.g., a bone growth promoting material. The inventive syringe apparatus includes a syringe barrel having a proximal and distal end, a lid attached to the syringe barrel that is selectively movab... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7354416 | Methods and devices for draining fluids and lowering intraocular pressure Methods, devices and systems for draining fluid from the eye and/or for reducing intraocular pressure. A passageway (e.g., an opening, puncture or incision) is formed in the lamina cribosa or elsewhere to facilitate flow of fluid from the posterior chamber of the ey... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7354422 | Spring launched needle safety clip A hypodermic needle assembly configured such that the movement of a needle shield into position to block the needle tip occurs as a direct consequence of a longitudinal force applied by insertion of a syringe plunger is provided. The hypodermic needle assembly accor... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7351230 | Safety shield for medical needles A needle safety apparatus is disclosed which includes an inner bearing disposed within an outer bearing. The inner bearing is moveable to extend telescopically in a first interior space defined by the outer bearing. A second interior space is defined by the inner be... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7351225 | Safety indwelling needle There is provided a safety indwelling needle comprising an inner needle unit 1 having an inner needle 11, an inner needle hub 13 provided on a proximal end of the inner needle 11 and a needle protecting member disposed at a distal side of... | 04/01/2008 |
